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Valve made from cow's hearts saves woman in Chennai

Chennai, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a unique surgical feat in India, an 81-year-old woman in Chennai has been saved using a heart valve made from a cow's heart.

JP Nadda launches 'Clean and Green Campaign' in Delhi AIIMS

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) J P Nadda, Minister for Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the 'Clean and Green' campaign at AIIMS in New Delhi under the ‘Kayakalp’ initiative of the Health Ministry to encourage public health facilities in the country to work towards standards of excellence to help the facilities stay clean and hygienic.

Syria's children at risk from water scarcity and illness amid ongoing conflict: UNICEF

New York, July 14 (IBNS) Syrian children are becoming increasingly vulnerable to water borne illnesses amid peaking summer temperatures and dwindling supplies of safe water, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.

Health Minister moots Mission Mode for population stabilisation

New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Population Day, J P Nadda, Minister for Health & Family Welfare mooted the idea of taking up the task of population stabilisation in the country by adopting a Mission Mode approach, where focussed and targeted work in taken up in those states where the figures have been high.

Some $3.2 billion needed for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – UN

New York, July 10 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by the unprecedented Ebola outbreak at tomorrow's International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York, which will seek to raise $3.2 billion over the next two years so that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone can fully rebound from the crisis.

Ebola cases evade detection due to ongoing lack of trust in communities - UN

New York, July 9 (IBNS) The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is “not yet well understood,” the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesdayabout the outbreak in West Africa where a residual lack of trust in the response means that some cases still evade detection for too long, increasing the risk of further transmission.

Sensor technology can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, research shows

Birmingham, July 8 (IBNS) New research has shown how a smart sensor chip, able to pick up on subtle differences in glycoprotein molecules, can improve the accuracy and efficiency of prostate cancer diagnosis.

Top Australian cancer researcher visits India

New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) One of Australia's leading cancer experts, Dr Warwick Tong, is visiting India now to strengthen medical research links between both countries and explore potential new collaborations in the sector.

UN health agency recommends taxing tobacco products to curb deadly global epidemic

New York, July 8 (IBNS) Only one in 10 of people now live in countries that levy taxes of more than 75 per cent on a pack of cigarettes despite the fact that raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most effective – and cost-effective – ways to reduce consumption of products that kill one person every 6 seconds, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

After missteps on Ebola, WHO must re-establish itself as 'guardian of global public health': review panel

New York, July 8 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the report issued today by a panel of experts tasked to look into the agency's response to the unprecedented 2014 Ebola outbreak, which said that WHO needs to re-establish its pre-eminence as the guardian of global public health and that this will require it to make significant changes throughout, with strong political and financial support from Member States.

UN: cholera outbreaks can be controlled thanks to vaccines, water and sanitation

New York, July 7 (IBNS) Use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cholera, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, adding that the deadly water-borne disease is a major public health concern from Tanzania to South Sudan, and Nepal to Yemen.

Ebola: as virus resurfaces in Liberia, UNICEF teams and supplies arrive in affected areas

New York, July 4 (IBNS) In a speedy response to Liberia's first confirmed cases of Ebola in more than three months, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has begun distributing emergency supplies in the affected communities including tents for isolating those under quarantine, hygiene kits and chlorine and buckets for handwashing stations.

AIDS is a 'human rights issue,' Ban declares, launching major new UN report in Barbados

New York, July 4 (IBNS): Ending the AIDS epidemic – in all places and all communities – is essential to realizing the vision of a life of dignity for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared Friday in Barbados at the Caribbean region launch of a major new United Nations report the calls for scaling up an inclusive, rights-based and stigma-free response to wipe out the deadly disease.

EUOR launches mobile health App

Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS) EUOR has launched a mobile health App-EUOR HEALTH- in Kolkata recently.

Cuba becomes first country to halt mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis - UN health agency

New York, July 1 (IBNS) Cuba has become the world's first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, "a major victory in our long fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and an important step towards having an AIDS-free generation," the World Health Organization announced today.